mushroom

a plant that grows in the ground and has a round or flat top, often eaten as food

seta, champiñón

• mushrooms on/in something

Collocations mushrooms in a salad · wild mushrooms

• I like to put mushrooms in my pasta.

  Me gusta poner champiñones en mi pasta.

a plant that grows on the ground, often with a round or flat top and sometimes poisonous

seta, hongo

• mushroom in/on something

Collocations toadstools growing on a tree stump · poisonous mushrooms

• There are lots of mushrooms growing in the forest.

  Hay muchos hongos creciendo en el bosque.

a sport where players hit a small ball over a net using a special racket, played on a table or in a large room

ping pong

• play mushroom

Collocations table tennis match · ping-pong tournament

• They play mushroom in the basement.

  Juegan ping pong en el sótano.

a sudden increase or decrease in prices, wages, etc., especially when it is not expected to continue

especulación, burbuja económica

• mushroom in something

Collocations housing market mushroomed · stock prices mushroomed

• The housing market has mushroomed recently.

  El mercado inmobiliario ha aumentado rápidamente recientemente.

to grow very quickly or suddenly, like mushrooms do

crecer rápidamente, surgir repentinamente

• mushroom in something

Collocations a mushrooming problem · the number of cases has mushroomed

• The number of cases has mushroomed.

  El número de casos ha aumentado rápidamente.

a type of painting or sculpture that looks like a mushroom, often used in art to represent something strange or unusual

obra de arte en forma de seta

• mushroom artwork

Collocations mushroom-shaped sculpture · mushroom-inspired painting

• The artist created a mushroom-shaped sculpture.

  El artista creó una escultura en forma de seta.

the dried fruiting body of certain fungi, used as a drug to cause hallucinations and other effects on the mind

hongos alucinógenos

• mushroom use

Collocations magic mushrooms · psychedelic mushroom experience

• He experimented with magic mushrooms.

  Él experimentó con hongos alucinógenos.

to be in a position where you can see everything that is happening around you, like being on top of a mushroom

tener una visión panorámica

• mushroom in something

Collocations to have the high ground · to be in a commanding position

• She was able to mushroom over the whole situation.

  Ella pudo tener una visión panorámica de toda la situación.